Just like a circus

Hi dear readers! For this post I made another tape mani, surprise! However I keep experimenting in the hope of discovering new designs :)

This tape pattern is made with wide triangles, using five or six a nail, all pointing to the center. This creates something that looks a bit like a circus tent ceiling. I like this look for it's simplicity and graphical element, so pretty sure I'll do this design regularly in the future. And when I do, I'll just call it circus, for the sake of convenience :)

The colors I used weren't exactly planned, I happened to be wearing Strawberry Fields when I came up with this idea and thought 2030 would fit perfect with its gold shimmer, but I think it turned out quite cute!

What are your thoughts? And have an awesome day!

Checkers with Untamed Luxery

Hey everyone! The other day I was wearing oh-so-pretty Untamed Luxery. Though it still looked perfect, my fingers were already itching to change my mani the next day, (what can I say, I'm an NP-addict...), but not before I'd played with it. So I made an Erika inspired checkered mani, which I haven't done a long time, using China Glaze Millenium. And I must say I like the combo :) My boyfriend, however, keeps saying this look is way too Middle Ages, that the checkers make it look like a knight's shield... Thanks, dude! Oh, what does he know about nailpolish?! But man, Middle Ages would be SO jealous of my glittery shields! Mwuahaha...

Tutorial: Mummy tape mani

Hi everyone, my second tutorial! This time it's another simple, easy-to-achieve look: the mummy pattern. The mummy tape pattern is basically consists of placing tape strips of any size underneath each other, preferably a bit diagonally. This creates a funky design which looks a lot like wrapped ribbons, hence 'mummy'. Continue reading »

Crackled Barry

Hey guys! So this is another upgrade I did from my last mani ('The couple'), talk about recycling! Lol. I loved the combination of the pink and blue, both very bright and bold, so I thought it would look great under a black crackle polish (Barry M Nail Effects). But the result is... meh... Somehow, the crackle made the whole very flat, less vibrant. I liked it better without. What do you guys think?

The couple

Hello dear readers, for this look I upgraded yesterday's mani, which was Barry M Shocking Pink. It's amazing how little effort it takes to completely change the look with just a piece of tape. Shocking Pink on it's own was girly fierce and summery, but with Cobalt Blue added to one half of the nail, the whole becomes sporty and kind of '80s. Oh, the '80s style on the nail, don't you just love that? I'm sure I'll do an entirely  '80s-themed post with several looks in the near future, can't wait!

Have an amazing day!

 

The beautiful couple:
Barry M - Shocking Pink & Cobalt Blue

Barry M - Shocking Pink

Hey guys! The polish I'm wearing today is Barry M Shocking Pink, a beautiful, bright Barbie-pink creme. So girly but fierce at the same time. I absolutely love Barry M creme polishes, the formula is great, they're easy to work with and only need two coats for opacity. On the picture there's still some VNL, but it's barely noticeable in real life. Pink! I love it... Have a great day!

Neon plaid

Hello readers! Do you remember the neon crackle mani? Well, when I was working on that mani, I discovered you could do pretty cool stuff with layering neons. Because of their sheerness new colors will appear when they're overlapping. So I was very eager to try out this plaid pattern with the four Color Club neons I own, which are Almost Famous, Warhol, Chelsea Girl and Age Of Aquarius.

I started out with two coats of Essence Stamp Me! White. Then I created two vertical stripes on each nail, using two of my four neons and tape for straight lines, after those had dried, I did the same thing horziontally with the colors that were left. And that's how plaid is made! Lol. Thanks for reading, gals! :)

Close-up!

Trust In Fasion with Untamed Luxery

Hey everyone! Today I'm wearing one coat of Color Club's Untamed Luxery on top of two coats Essence Trust In Fashion. I'm a huge lover of teal and glitter, so you can imagine how I feel about this combo... I must've had Untamed Luxery in my (online) shopping cart about three times before I finally decided to buy it, why?! It's so pretty! So I'll just stop babbling and let the pictures do the rest. See ya :)

Color Club - Untamed Luxery
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